acute abdomen

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkjuːt ˈæb.də.mən/, /əˈkjuːt æbˈdəʊ.mən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈkjut ˈæb.də.mən/, /əˈkjut æbˈdoʊ.mən/

Noun

acute abdomen (usually uncountable, plural acute abdomens)

1. (pathology) A condition of the abdomen which is indicated by an acute onset of severe pain.

Usage notes

An acute abdomen is a symptom, not a diagnosis, and it may be a sign of a number of underlying causes, such as appendicitis, ulcer, peritonitis etc.

Synonyms

• surgical abdomen

Translations

acute pain of stomach

• Finnish: akuutti vatsa
• Hungarian: akut has
• Indonesian: abdomen akut
• Spanish: abdomen agudo m